Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter (the dark half of the year). It is celebrated from sunset on October 31st to sunset on November 1st, which is halfway between the autumn equinox and winter solstice. It marks up the four Gaelic seasonal festivals along with Imbolc, Beltane, and Lughnasadh (Wikipedia, 2013).
The Celtics believed that at the time of Samhain, that the ghost of the death were able to interact with the living, because the soul of those who died travelled to the otherworld. They lit bonfires in honour of the deaths, and to aid them in their journey and to keep them away of the living. People gathered fruits, vegetables and animals. On this day many creatures were said to be abroad, includIng: fairies, demons, ghost, and all other dark creature (Santino. 2013).
The Celtics believed that at the time of Samhain, that the ghost of the death were able to interact with the living, because the soul of those who died travelled to the otherworld. They lit bonfires in honour of the deaths, and to aid them in their journey and to keep them away of the living. People gathered fruits, vegetables and animals. On this day many creatures were said to be abroad, includIng: fairies, demons, ghost, and all other dark creature (Santino. 2013).
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